The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-23
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

/ SARAH BERNHARDT is said to have had suffi-
cent faith in the future of Chicago to invest
$1S 500 in real estate in that city during her re-
cent engagement there.
THE late Dr.. Mark Hopkins was a tall but
muscular man. with a kindly face and eye. He
carried his heart upon his sleeve, and, in conse-
quence was often imposed upon
GOVERNOR BOB" TAYLOR, of Tennessee, is
very democratic in his habits. He rises at 6 in
undsturbed As soon as his children wake up
he goes to their room and dresses them.
Mr. TIszA, the Hungarian Premier is man
of few words, not particularly gracious in man
ner cautious in making pledges, faithful in ais
promises, blameless in his private life and nota-
bly, successful as leader and statesman.
REMBRANDT's famous etching of Christ heal
ing the sick has been bought by the British
Museum for Sc 500. There are but eight i'm
pressions of this etching in existence and the
last. which came on the market in 1867, brought
SO, 400.
The gifted Tom Corwin, of Ohio. once said
that all the monuments of the world were built
and would have adorned the Supreme Court
bench OF the United Ssates-but he made men
laugh, and died disappointed
GEN. LUCIUs FAIaCHILD, of whom there is
much talk, has one popularity in dress. On the
inside of his left coat sleeve, which hangs
ct, in which he carries a handkerchief, the edge
of which appears to view between his sleeve and
his breast.
A FRENCHMAN recently rode into Waterville,
Me-, driving big Newfoundland dog, hitched to
a small wo-wheeled cart, which the animal had
hauled inside of three days from a town in Can
ada, distance of about $50 miles. The owner
said the dog could outstrip, in days journey,
the best of horses
ONCE during the war, when some confederate
flags. which had been captured by Massachu-
setts regiments were sent home as trophies
Governor Andrew would not allow them to be
exhibited saying: Take them away; l don't
care what is done with them, but they shall not
be displayed or kept here
1T has beer discovered that the poem "Anto-
ny and Cleopatra" was written four years before
General Lytle was killed, The legend that Gen.
Lytle wrote it the night before he fell on the
field of Chlckamauga was started by one of his
staff officers. who seems to have loved Lytle
better than no loved the truth.
Buck TAYLOR, the cowboy, whose daring
performances with the Buffalo Bill Wild West
show recently resulted in dislocated thigh, is
having a high old time during his convalesence
He is the London lion just now. and is getting
all sorts of good things to eat and drink sent to
him By his British admirers
G. P. HUNTINGTON, the railway magnate runs
TO all the fires in New York when able He takes
q morbid delight in seeing the flames leap and
hearing them roar, and frequently remains for
hours at conflagrations Occasionally he is ac-
companied by Mrs Huntington, who has the
same desire in a modified form.
A DAUGHTER of Senator Eustis, of Louisiana,
is the best horseback rider in Washington. She
gave fine exhibition of her accomplishments
in this line on Saturday last on the Ivy City
course. She leaped her horse over hurdles,
water jumps and bitches in such way as to fair
ly amaze the effeminate dudes present.
MRS. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE, though very
feeble. was able to attend the exercises held in
her honor the Arsenal School, Hartford, on
her seventy-fifth birthday anniversary last week.
On that occasion her son, the Rev. Charles E.
Stowe, related to the children the story of his
mothers writing "Uncle Toms Cabin as she
told it to him in his boyhood
SENATOR HENRY B. ANTHONY. of Rhode
Island, used to tell story of policeman who
recovered. a steamboat, pocket book which
had been stolen from the good Bishop Griswold.
II did not want any reward" said the police
man. ''and 1 would not have taken anything,
but I did think the Bishop might have said o.
damn it, Smith, take $10.' If he had just said
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